But after she briefed the Cabinet in a conference call on Sunday about her first round of cross-party contacts last week, there was little expectation she was ready to offer concessions that could win over opposition MPs.

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Instead reports suggested she was preparing to press for changes to the Northern Ireland backstop in the hope she can win round Tory Brexiteers and her allies in the DUP who voted against her original deal.

Here is everything you need to know about where the Brexit process is at.

Cross-party talks ‘end without agreement’

Despite efforts to bridge the Brexit divide between the party leaders last week, there is no sign yet that Theresa May is prepared to scrub out her red lines.

The Prime Minister is required to update MPs on her ‘Plan B’ in the Commons on Monday.

However, reports suggest she intends to instead press on with attempts to win over her own MPs and the Democratic Unionist Party by assuaging objections to the Irish backstop – aka Plan A.

Brexiteer shift?

The PM met with a group of Brexiteer former ministers on Thursday.

Attendee John Whittingdale said it had been a ‘constructive meeting’ and he was convinced an agreement that satisfies a majority of Tories and DUP remained possible.

Meanwhile Jacob Rees-Mogg, chairman of the European Research Group of Brexiteer MPs, has signalled that he may ultimately choose to support Mrs May’s deal.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday the leading Eurosceptic said that in a choice between the withdrawal agreement and no Brexit he would back her deal.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, chairman of the European Research Group of Brexiteer MPs, has signalled that he may ultimately choose to support Mrs May’s deal (Picture: PA)

DUP on side?

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Leader Arlene Foster and her deputy Nigel Dodds also visited Downing Street for talks last week.

Mrs Foster said the issue of the Irish backstop needed to be dealt with ‘in a very clear way’.

Mr Dodds said the details on how progress could be made were being discussed but that it was not ‘useful to give too much of a running comment on the details’.

Labour attacks ‘appeasement’ strategy

Jeremy Corbyn refused to meet with the PM unless she took ‘no deal’ off the table.

After she stood firm he branded it a ’empty and hugely expensive’ threat that was wasting billions of pounds of public money.

He said: ‘It’s a pointless and damaging attempt to appease a faction in her own party when she now needs to reach out to overcome this crisis.’

Jeremy Corbyn refused to meet with the PM unless she took ‘no deal’ off the table (Picture: PA)

Backbenchers in motion

Mrs May will table a ‘neutral motion’ on Monday and backbenchers are expected to table a series of amendments.

One seeks to give time for a bill to suspend the Article 50 withdrawal process if there is no new deal with Brussels by the end of February. Another would allow a motion by a minority of 300 MPs – from at least five parties and including 10 Tories – to be debated as the first item of Commons business the next day.

Brexiteer concerns over Commons ‘hijacking’ referendum

The backbenchers’ manoeuvres could also explain a softening of opposition to Mrs May’s deal among Brexiteer MPs.

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On Sunday leading Brexiteer Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary, accused pro-Remain MPs of trying to ‘hijack’ the 2016 referendum vote.

Downing Street said it is ‘extremely concerned’ by the backbenchers’ moves.